Chair-bed



W. E. ESCHE'NBRENNER- CHAIR BED.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1919.

Patented June 8, 1920 2 SHEETSSHEET I.

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A TTOR/VEYS w. E. ESCHENBRENNER. CHAIR BED.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-20, I919. 1,343,0&4. Patented June 8, 1920.

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WITNESSES 4 TTOR/VEVS WILLIAM E. ESGHENBRENNER,

HENRY W. ESCHENBBENNEB,

OF NEVV YORK, N. Y.

CHAIR-BED.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1%.20

Application filed November 20, 1919. Serial No. 3393183.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. ESOHEN- munvxnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, inthe county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Chair-Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to improvements in chair beds, and moreparticularly to a device which is capable of performing both functions,namely, a chair and a bed, an object of the invention being to providean improved construction and mounting for a plurality of sections whichenable the sections to be supported in a horizontal line to form a bed,or assembled in an improved manner to form a seat and a backconstituting a chair. I

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a View in longitudinal sectionthrough the center of the device when the parts are assembled in theform of a chair;

Fig. 2 is a view in rear elevation;

Fig. 3 is a view in longitudinal section through the center of thedevice when the parts are positioned to form a bed;

Fig. 1 is a plan view of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a view in transverse section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

My improved device comprises a main supporting section A having acushion 1 thereon which cooperates with a back cushion 2 and anextension cushion 3 to form a bed, as will be hereinafter explained.

The main section A comprises a pair of side members l, which areconnected by transverse bars 5 and 6 at the rear and front respectively.The extension cushion is made with inclined side members 7, 7, which areadapted to slide on inclined guides 8, S, secured to the inner faces ofthe frames 1 and movable across the front transverse bar 6.

The cushion extension 3 is provided with a relatively heavy transversebar 9 and the latter has a tongue 10 which engages the transverse bar (5and limits the forward movement of the extension. A pair of supportinglegs 11 are hingedly connected to the extension, as shown at 12, and areprovided with braces 13 which may constitute hooks engaging eyes 14ronthe legs to support the legs when in vertical position, but permit thelegs to be folded upwardly-when the extension is moved inwardly anddownwardly along the inclined guides 8. The legs, when in uprightposition, are held against the front transverse bar 15 of the cushionextension 3 so that they are securely braced and a strong structure ishad.

The seat cushion 1 is supported at its rear upon blocks 16 secured tothe frames 4 and at its forward end is supported on a shoulder 17 formedon the bar 9. The cushion 1 has a rearwardly projecting lip 18 whichsupports the forward end of the back cushion 2, the main portion of saidback cushion being supported on a rearwardly sliding frame 19 when thecushion is in horizontal position to form a bed. This frame 19 slides ingrooves 20, 20, in the inner faces of the frames l and is provided withlegs 21 at its rear end, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. When the cushionextension 3 is located within the main section A, it will be in a lowerplane than the cushion l by reason of the fact that said extensionslides downwardly 0n the guides 8 so that it fits under the cushion 1,as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The sliding frame 19 is mainly inclosedwithin the section A. when the said sliding frame is moved forwardly andonly the legs 21 and the rear end of the frame 19 are exposed, as shownclearly in Fig. 2.

The side frames &, 4;, are provided with sockets 22 to receive pins 23which extend downwardly from arm frames 2 1. In other words, the armframes 24 of the chair are removably connected. to the main section bymeans of the pins 23 and the sockets 22 and these arm frames extendrearwardly and are provided with notches 25 to receive a cross rod 26and hold the back cushion 2 at the desired angle when the device is inuse as a chair.

In making these arm frames 2a removable, the device can be rendered morecomfortable as a bed and make it easier to use the proper bed clothes orcovers which might be interfered with by the arm frames. The arm framesmay, of course, be variously made but preferably comprise upper andlower bars 27 and 28 connected by upri hts 29.

o prevent longitudinal movement of the seat section 1, the latter ispreferably provided with lugs 31 which engage the blocks 16 and preventrearward movement of the section 1, thus acting as a centering orpositioning means for maintaining the seat section in proper position.

The operation is as follows: When the device is in use as a chair, thesection 3 is located under the section 1 and the latter at its forwardedge is supported thereon and at its rear edge is supported on theblocks 16. The back cushion 2 may, if desired, be hingedly connected tothe seat cushion l, as shown at 30, but this is purely optional and maybe dispensed with if desired.

When the device is to be used as a bed, the arm frames '24 arepreferably removed and the section 3 drawn forwardly to the positionshown in Fig. 3, the legs 11 being swung downwardly and locked inposition by the hooks 13. The rear extension frame 19 is then drawnoutwardly and supports the cushion2 in a-li-nement with the cushions land 3, as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and a, so that a comfortable bed isprovided.

Various slight changes may be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I donot limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself 7at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Acombination chair and bed, comprising a main section, removable armframes on said main section, a seat cushion on the main section, a backcushion, a rod across the arms supporting the back cushion when thedevice is in use as a chair, a rearwardly movable frame havingslidingengagement with the main section and adapted to support the back cushionwhen the latter is in horizontal position, a forwardly movable extensionnormally under the seat cushion, inclined guides on the main sectionsupporting the extension, a tongue on the extension engaging the mainsection and limiting its forward movement, legs hinged'ly connected tosaid extension, and braces adapted to hold the legs in vertical positionwhen the extension is in its forward position and permit said legs tofold .unwardly when the extension is moved to its rearward position.

2. A combination chair and bed, comprising a main section, a forwardlymovable extension guided in its movement by the main section, arearwardly movable frame guided in its movement by the main section,cushions on the extension, the main section and the frame located inalineme-nt when the device is in use as a bed, said seat cushionsupported at its forward edge on a shoulder of the extension and at itsrear edge on the main section, and a rearwardly projecting lip on theseat cushion supporting the forward edge of the back cushio WILLIAM E.ESCHENBRENNER.

